Machine for facilitating packing.



M. GIANINI.

MACHINE FOR FAGILITATING PACKING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. z5, 1912.

1,102,493, Patented July 7, 1914.

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THE NDRRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

M. GIANINI.

MACHINE FOR PAGILITATING PACKING.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.25, 1912 1,102,493. PatenteaJuly 7, 1914.

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MARIO GIANINI, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR FACLITATING FACKING.

Specification ot' Letters Patent.

Patented July "Z, 191s.

Application led anuary 25, 1912. Serial No. 673,491.

chines for Facilitating Packing, of which y the following is aspecification.

rlhis invention relates to a machine the purpose of which is tofacilitate the filling of receptacles, and which is particularly usefulunder conditions where a great number of receptacles are to be filledwith small quantities or portions of different kinds of goods, suoli asdifferent kinds of candies. Such boxes are frequently packed with thedifferent kinds of candies arranged in layers. lt is the usual practiceto place a number of these boxes on a table or several tables and theoperator fills the boxes layer by layer. This arrangement necessitatesthe use of a very considerable floor space cntailing a large expense inrent.

rlhe object of this invention is to produce a machine occupying a smallfloor-space andwhich will enable a great number of receptacles, such ascandy boxes, to be presented to the operator in succession so that thedifferent layers, or different kinds of candies, may be convenientlyplaced in the boxes. ln the operation of the machine, the operatorplaces a layer of a certain kind in the boxes which are simultaneouslypresented to her, and then advances the mechanism of the machine topresent the next set of boxes. A layer of the same kind of candy is thenplaced in that set of boxes, and so on, until all the boxes in themachine have been provided with this layer. A supply of another kind ofcandy is then placed convenient for the operator and the boxes areadvanced again in succession to receive the new layers in the samemanner as that described. rl `he receptacles or boxes are held uponcarriers or hangers. held within a case of vertically elongated form,and the carriers present themselves successively to the operator. Onaccount of the vertically elongated form of the case the machine enablesa great number of the receptacles to be handled and filled upon arelatively small I floor space.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for supporting andf guiding the carriers so that the receptacles will be convenientlypresented to the opera- 1 tor and held stationary while the receptaclesare receiving the candies. f

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means forholding the supply receptacles while the boxes are being packed.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully walls 3 of the case; and these chainsare guided oversprocket wheels el, which are supported from the cover 5 of the machineon suitable brackets 6. Near the floor these chains are guided unoersimilar guide wheels or sprockets 4 which are supported on brackets 6near the bottom of the machine, as indicated. The forward wall or plate7 of the machine is provided with an opening 8 andthe chains 2 areguided out through this opening to form loops 9 passing around guidepulleys orsprocketsvl() mounted on suitable brackets 11 attached to thefront of the case, asshown, And onthe inner `side of the case near theseopenings guide pulleys or sprockets 12l are provided which guide thechains in passing through the opening. Between the chains I provide aplurality of lhangers or carriers 13,

which are in the 4form of swings or hamthe form of tri-angular platesoffset near'the y 60 mounted on the ends of a cross-shaft 31 i l pivots14, land between these end plates horij support the receptacles whichare to be.

' filled.

zontal-bottom plates 1G are provided which end plates l5, as shown. llhedirection of v the arrows on Fig. 1, .that is, the forward i movement ofthe chains is that indicated by vruns of the chains pass upwardly. Inthis way the carriers arel made to vpass, out through thel opening 8into a-receiving position, thatis, a position such as that indicated bytlie carrier 18 at the front of the machine. v It should be understoodthat these carriers are merelyk suspended from their pivot pins 14. Inorder to .hold the carriers 13 fixed against swinging on their pivotswhen presented tothe operator, that is, when` in their receivingposition, I' provide vguide cams 18 and 19, which are disposed on leachside of the machine and mountedl on suitable brackets 19a attached tothe front of the case. The cams are attached to' yokes 19b seated on thebrackets 19a. rFliese cainsare of the form shown f most clearly inFig. 1. The rear cam 19 is of substantially bow shape so as to present acurved guiding lip 20'on its lower end,

j guideway which is formed between the guide cams, as shown.V When thelugs or dogs 17 are in this position evidently they will -hold thecarrier 13a-fixed, that is, they will prevent any swinging movement.

Just above the location ofthe carrier 13a I provide a serv-ice shelf 22which ispreferably disposed in an inclined positionand attached to theforward wall of the case. The

' lower edge of this shelf is vprovided with. a

cleat-23 which prevents the stock boxes or receptacles 24 from slidingoff. YJ ust above the service shelf 221 provide a plurality of supplyshelves 25y which are also attached' tothe forward wall of the case, andthese latter shelves are adapted to receive supply boxes 26 holdingcandies ofdifferentkinds.

In order to enable the chains 2 to be advanced, the foremost pulleys 4at the upper end of the case'are provided ywith shafts 27'v whichproject through the side walls and carry sprocket wheels or pulleys 28.Over `these pulleys 28 endless chains 29 run,'pass ing up from sprocketwheels or pulleys 30 mounted directly under.- the shelf 22. On the endof this shaft 31 there'is provided a bevel gear`32,'at the right of themachine, which meshes with a bevel pinion 33 carried 'held on thecarrier 13a.

on a horizontal shaft 34 mounted in a suitable bracket 35, as shown inFig. 2, and provided with a crank 36 for rotating the shaft. This crank36 is within convenient reach of the operator who may sit'upoii a benchor stool 37 in front of the machine and in a convenient position forfilling the boxes 38 T he gearing driven by `this crank 3G and thesprocket wheels or pulleys Q8 are arranged so that several turns of thecrank are -required to advance the next carrier 13b into the operatingposition before the case. From this arrangementit will readily be seenthat a very small force is required to be applied to the crank.`

In operating the machine the operatorA places a box or boxes24 on theservice'shelf 94.2 holding a certain kind of candy. When i a layer hasbeen placed in all the receptacles 38V on one hanger or carrier 13` thenext hanger is advanceduntil all the receptacles withinthecase areprovided ywith the'same layery A box having ay different kind O -f candyis then placed on the service shelf 22, and this operation is repeateduntil the boxes have all been completely filled. The

covers are then applied and the filled boxes are then wrapped andremoved.

Filling candy boxes as described is'desir-k. able by reason ofthe factthat the open boxes are inclosed in thel case during thev operation andto a considerable extent kept from the dust which'would deposit on themif they were otherwise exposed, as on filling tables. f

each operator about 48% as'compared withv packing on tables in the usualway.`

Having described my invention what claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent n 1. A receptacle holding machine compris-- ing a frame, a pairof endless chains, a plurality of i carriers lattached substantiallyequidistant on said chains, meansfor guiding said chains to forni loopsoutside of said frame, said carriers havingwprojections at the endsthereof, and means near the forwardV side of saidk frame to advance saidchains, and'iixedcams'adapted to receive said proJections when saidcarriers pass around said loops, and adapted to hold said carriersagainst swinging upon their pivots.

s. A machine for fastening ai@ suing of candy boxes comprising va case,a pair of endless chains, guide pulleys for said chains within saidcase, a pair of guidepulleysoub side of lsaid case adapted to guidesaidy chains outwardly to form loopson the exterior of said case, aplurality of carriers pivotally supported between said chains,

- y 100 The use of this invention also insures a e thereby are beingfilled.

1,102,493 l l a means for advancing said chains t0 advance New York andState of New York this 22nd said carriers successilvely into a fillingpoday of January A. D. 1912. sition between said oo s and means nearsaid loops for holding carriers against MARIO GIANINI' swinging when thecandy boXes carried Witnesses:

' f DANIEL DALEY, Signed at New York city in the county of EDWARD A.EATON.

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